The Scuola Superiore di Catania is a higher education centre of the University of Catania conceived in 1998 to select the best young minds and offer them a course of studies including analysis, research and experimentation. The Scuola’s mission is to favour an early start to research for deserving brilliant minds, so the Scuola develops culture, scientific research and innovation by: • offering highly reputable innovative educational experiences at graduate and post-graduate level • evaluating and transferring knowledge and technology to the outside world • promoting a scientific community, which is open to cultural growth and liberal social exchange • living in a campus offering facilities, totally free of charge